International efforts to create a reflection of an imagined self doesn’t benefit citizens.

Evaluating the international influence.

February 17 is not just a day of independence, but a chance to reflect upon the Republic we want to be.

Four different views of February 17, 2008.

Kosovo’s confined youth.

While recent success in the sporting arena has helped to increase affinity to the Kosovo flag, Kosovar identity remains complex and nuanced.

How to survive in the neighborhood.

The generation of ’98-’99 on Kosovo’s independence.

As Kosovo marks another Independence Day, it has many familiar problems — but it can start to move beyond them if citizens are placed at the heart of the country’s democracy.

A year of obstacles and protests.